En eller ett?
en brottslighet
en-wordBrottslighet (meaning "crime") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: brottsligheten. Indefinite plural: brottsligheter. Definite plural: brottsligheterna.
Example sentences
Polisen bekämpar brottslighet.
indefinite singular
Hon döljer brottsligheten.
definite singular
Polisen bekämpar brottsligheter.
plural
Why is brottslighet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words
This is one of 30 rules of thumb in Artikulera for predicting Swedish grammatical gender. The rule isn't absolute, but it holds for the vast majority of nouns that match the pattern.
Rare exceptions exist, but this rule correctly predicts the gender of most Swedish nouns that match the pattern.
Same rule - also en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is brottslighet en or ett in Swedish?
- Brottslighet (meaning "crime") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en brottslighet. Definite: brottsligheten. Plural: brottsligheter. Definite plural: brottsligheterna.
- What is the definite form of brottslighet?
- The definite singular of brottslighet is brottsligheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is brottsligheterna.
- What is the plural of brottslighet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of brottslighet is brottsligheter. The definite plural is brottsligheterna.
- Why is brottslighet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Brottslighet follows this pattern.